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Analysis of the interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphisms in Czech patients with chronic periodontitis.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jan 2004
Holla Lydie Izakovicova, Fassmann Antonin, Stejskalová Andrea, Znojil Vladimír, Vanĕk Jiri, Vacha Jiri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease, which is a major cause of tooth loss. The proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are key regulators of the host response to microbial infection and major modulators of extracellular matrix catabolism and bone resorption. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of chronic periodontitis with IL-6...
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